Koytendag Mountain & Dinosaur plateau

The Koytendag State Nature Reserve was founded in November, 1986, and is situated on the western slopes of the Koytendag Mountains, a spur of the Gissar range of the great Pamir-Alay mountain system. The Koytendag region is located close to the border with Uzbekistan in the east of Turkmenistan. In this area one can see the Koytendag mountains, and peak Ayry Baba, the highest point in Turkmenistan at 3,137 m above sea level; the grandiose "Umbar Dere" canyon, with 28 m waterfalls; the plateau of Dinosaurs, with 438 fossilized Dinosaur footprints; the unique, hydrogen sulphate hot spring, "Gainar Baba"; "Kyrk gyz" canyon; and karst caves.